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Power of Love

by Mark Searcy

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House Where Nobody Lives 04:51
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Ding Dong Diddley Dadgum 03:59
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DING DONG DIDDLEY DADGUM – LYRICS Album: Mark Searcy, Power of Love, 2020 Written by: Mark Searcy Middleton Ding Dong, Ding Dang Dong, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Ding Dong, Ding Dang Dong, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum R.C Cola and a Moon Pie - Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Going Downtown and gonna get some – Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum One for a nickel, 2 for dime, love even better in the summertime That R.C. Cola and a Moon Pie – Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Bottle a gin, her very best friend – Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum They talked about love, talked about men - Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum They nipped and sipped all night long – Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Nippin and Sippin and carrying on Didn’t make it back, till the cows came home - Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Ding Dong, Ding Dang Dong, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Ding Dong, Ding Dang Dong, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Well she’s got a man, his name is Bob, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Stays out all night and makes her sob, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum She told him 3 times, then told him once more He came home last night found his clothes at the door Now Bob don’t live there no more, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum She bought a six pack of Pabst, and a fishing lure – Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum He swallowed the bait, now she’s got a hot date – Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum He tried a little kiss on the very first night She punched him in the nose, now he can’t talk right Let’s see if he wants, yeah, maybe he’d like some Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Ding Dong, Ding Dang Dong, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Ding Dong, Ding Dang Dong, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Ding Dong, Ding Dang Dong, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Ding Dong, Ding Dang Dong, Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum A wap bop a loo bop, a woom bing bang She took a lil bite, then she ate the whole thang … It tastes just like chickin, hot dam dang Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Ding Dong Diddley Dad Gum Copyright © 2020 MOOSEMILK MUSIC | By Mark Searcy Middleton
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Free 04:55
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FREE – LYRICS Album: Mark Searcy, Power of Love, 2020 Written by: Mark Searcy Middleton Spent most of my life running to get ahead Or running from shadows that haunted me Not slowing down for the people that care for me I would not slow down Now I’ve stopped to take a breath And I see the deep blue skies I can hear God’s whispers in the trees as I walk by And for once in my life, I know what it’s like to be Free Don’t let your past be your prison Don’t let your worries chain you down Don’t you believe everything that people say Believe in yourself, live in today Don’t be afraid to fall Or wonder outside your walls Don’t cheat your brother Treat him as you would yourself And I pray in your life, you find what it’s like to be Free You can’t escape if you don’t know you’re bound And things that lift you up are the same things that bring you down Let the guilt go let some love flow You’ve got to forgive others to forgive yourself Listen to the bird upon your windowsill Be present, be still And if the sun don’t rise, Have faith in the one that gave you life And you’ll find in your life, you’ll find what it’s like to be Free To Be Free To Be Free To Be Free Copyright © 2020 MOOSEMILK MUSIC | By Mark Searcy Middleton
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Power of Love 04:11
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POWER OF LOVE – LYRICS Album: Mark Searcy, Power of Love, 2020 Written by: Mark Searcy Middleton Everyone loves someone they know and Everyone’s had to let someone go Everyone’s felt the joy and the pain Love is meek, and love is in vain Some have plenty and some not enough But everyone’s felt the Power of Love Look in your heart and there you will find Beautiful people throughout your life Some love can heal, and some can mend Build you up tear you down again Everyone knows the Power of Love It’s not just something you feel And everyone knows its Magic is real Cause everyone knows Everyone knows the Power of Love Some love is sweet, and some love is kind Some is tough, and some is blind Everyone knows the Power of Love It’s not just something you feel and everyone knows the Magic is real Everyone knows, everyone knows Everyone knows the Power of Love The Power of Love The Power of Love The Power of Love Copyright © 2020 MOOSEMILK MUSIC | By Mark Searcy Middleton
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Blue Star 04:37
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BLUE STAR – LYRICS Album: Mark Searcy, Power of Love, 2020 Written by: Mark Searcy Middleton Well I don’t really know how my whole life started I’m pretty sure where it ends Think I’ll slip on down to the railway station And drink me a bottle of gin I used to own this world, just 8 years old I had everything going my way A lemon-aide stand, pocket change in hand A bowl of Captain Crunch everyday Well I’m older now, the years have rolled by I’ve made my share of mistakes You’re gonna fall down, but it’s how you rebound That keeps you in life’s game So watch the sky, for the Blue Star shining bright When It falls, you’ll know that I have gone back home Give more than you take, don’t forget to say thanks And make a good barbeque, (Ah Choo) Give a good handshake, don’t ever act fake And dance to the rhythm and blues You can’t get something from absolutely nothing Gotta get your hands in the dirt Love on your honey, laugh when it’s funny And always put your family first What’s important then, it ain’t important now And I’ll tell you just how I know You can search the WHOLE world, but I’ll bet you’ll find You’ve been sittin’ on your pot of gold Watch the sky, for the Blue Star shining bright When It falls you’ll know that I have gone back home And keep your eye on the prize, the finish line in the sky And one day you and I will be as one – yeah we’ll be back home If your mama asks twice, well take my advice Think carefully before you speak Cause she already knows - the truth is untold She can read it from your head to your feet And lookin’ back in front of me, I wish I knew then Just a little of what I know now Cause a dill pickle never beat a grape popsicle Cause sweet is always better than sour, yeah Just one final lesson from hunting the blinds I think every man really should know If it looks like a duck, but it don’t go cluck You prob’ly oughta let her go And watch the sky, for the Blue Star shining bright When It falls you’ll know that I have gone back home And keep your eye on the prize, the finish line in the sky And one day you and I will be as one, yeah we’ll be back home (I’m comin home) Lord I’m going home Yeah well be back home I’m coming home Yeah well be back home Whistle.. Yeah I’m going home, whistle Well – Oooh – Im’a coming home I’m going home, I’m going home Copyright © 2020 MOOSEMILK MUSIC | By Mark Searcy Middleton
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Time Keeps Slipping 03:44
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TIME KEEPS SLIPPING AWAY – LYRICS Album: Mark Searcy, Power of Love, 2020 Written by: Mark Searcy Middleton You got a nickel, I got a dime We can put it all together, but we can’t buy time Monday’s are long, Life is short Summers fall like rain And Time.. Time is slipping away Mamma got a watch, but she can’t tell time Took it down to pawn for a bottle of wine Daddy getting ready, Sunday Spaghetti Said have you read the news? That Time, time keeps slipping away I want some old Lynyrd Skynyrd, a TV dinner Some football and some friends It’s Saturday night, I’m feeling alright But I heard that in the end that time Time keeps slipping away Yesterday’s a dream You’re gonna see what I mean, if you look beyond the scene You’ll find that I am right, it’s a common over-sight That Time – Time is slipping away I took a fried apple pie on the day I died I took it to heaven’s gate St. Peter took a bite, then he looked at me in spite and said Boy, you’re three hours late And Time – time is slipping away Oh – time is slipping away Well time keeps on slipping, so people gotta get to livin’ Don’t waste it away, give all your love away yeah Oh time is slipping away Oh yeah now, time is slipping away Oh yeah hey, oh baby, time is slipping away, aah, yeah, time is slipping away Howl ! Copyright © 2020 MOOSEMILK MUSIC | By Mark Searcy Middleton
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Col du Tourmalet 05:17
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COL DU TOURMALET – LYRICS Album: Mark Searcy, Power of Love, 2020 Written by: Mark Searcy Middleton In the evening, you might find me Staring at pictures, on the wall I stir the rocks in my gin And I think back to when, I was young And I can still hear the cries of the crowd And the click of the chains as we climb to the clouds As I roll past the line, victory is mine, on the Tourmalet The world was all mine, with it’s fortune and fame But my years they are done, no more race to be won But My soul, still it yearns, the Tourmalet Oh Col du Tourmalet Now I sit all alone Memories sealed, sealed like stone I stare at the wall, I hear the beck and the call, Col du Tourmalet Oh my Tourmalet, oh my Tourmalet Copyright © 2020 MOOSEMILK MUSIC | By Mark Searcy Middleton
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Dead Boy's Rag 03:33
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DEAD BOY’S RAG – LYRICS Album: Mark Searcy, Power of Love, 2020 Based loosely on Dead Boy’s Poem – Author unknown, many versions. Embellished and arranged by Mark Searcy Middleton Let me tell you a story, a lie, yeah its true A famous man told me, that nobody knew He was a absolute stranger, my very best friend, A distant first cousin, my identical twin So pull up a chair, have a seat in the floor Admission is free, if you pay at the door I’ll give you fair warning, no booze is allowed Only beer, wine and gin, Jack Daniels and Crown It was a rainy ole day, not a cloud in the sky A warm Easter Sunday, so cold for July My wife, who is single, she saw it all too She brought a whole bunch of virgins, and their children too One bright day, in the middle of the night Two dead boys, they got up to fight They lived on the corner, in the middle of the block A two-story house on a vacant lot One was blind and the other couldn’t see So they called their twin brother, as an impartial referee They hated each other, like two lovers in the night So they pulled out their bullets and loaded their knives Well back to back they faced each other, They drew their swords and then they shot each other A deaf policeman heard all the noise So he came and shot, he shot the two dead boys There was a paraplegic donkey, just passing by He obviously couldn’t walk, but he had learned how to fly He kicked the deaf policemen through a wooden brick wall The dead boys how they laughed, they cried a ball Well an ambulance came, but it was too late The boys came back to life, as they met their fate If you don’t believe this lie is true Ask the blind man, he saw it too If you want the whole story, the lie I can’t share Call me collect, you’ll have to pay full fare We’ll sip champagne at my mansion in Spain From my big ole Yacht on Lake Ponchartrain Hey boys - Where’s your brother? What’s it like to be dead? Hey, your arms about to fall off Hey, you know that guy – ah – ah – never mind I forgot your dead Hey call me tomorrow I’ll pick you up at the graveyard (laugh) Copyright © 2020 MOOSEMILK MUSIC | By Mark Searcy Middleton
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Back In My Arms 04:44
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GET YOU BACK IN MY ARMS – LYRICS Album: Mark Searcy, Power of Love, 2020 Written by: Mark Searcy Middleton Summer days, wasting away without you Since you went away, Lord I can’t get you off of my mind And no matter what it takes, I’m gonna get you back in my arms In our younger years, I caused a lot of tears, I’m so sorry Made a few wrong turns, and watched the years burn away And no matter what it takes, I’m gonna get you back in my arms We can start a new life, oh honey let’s do it tonight I’m gonna make it up to you, I’ll make all your dreams come true Cause I love you more than you know, I’m gonna get you back in my arms Baby, don’t hesitate with your love Cause I’ll be waiting, just like I told you I would Cause no matter what it takes, I’m gonna get you back in my arms I’m gonna get you back in my arms Copyright © 2020 MOOSEMILK MUSIC | By Mark Searcy Middleton
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Farewell to Jake 06:02
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POWER OF LOVE is dedicated to my Grandchildren and in loving memory of Jake Neale Campbell (July 6, 1988 - July 22, 2019) and Mark William Carriker (May 24, 1988 - March 19, 2020) and their families.

This album was recorded and produced at 6 String Ranch with producer Matt Smith in Austin, Texas in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to Ange, Matt, David, Mista Swift, Brian, Phillip, Carlos, Russell, and Mark R. for their contributions and Matt and Bill Kaman for use of their fabulous studio.

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released June 26, 2020

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Matt Smith at 6 String Ranch Studio in Austin, Texas, 2020 (www.6stringranch.com).

Farewell to Jake recorded by Frank Lisenbee at Scorpio Studio in San Antonio, Texas, 2019.)

Mastered by Jerry Tubb, Terra Nova Digital Audio, Inc., Austin, Texas (www.terranovamastering.com).

Artwork by my grandchildren Wyatt, Jonah, Liam Middleton and Adalyn, Annie, Lincoln Carriker.

Vocals and Acoustic, Electric, Resonator/Slide Guitars, Six String Banjo by Mark Searcy Middleton.

See album liner notes for complete list of album credits.

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Mark Searcy Middleton is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer with a diverse body of work which ranges from pre-war acoustic blues to blues, rock, and americana genres. The Arkansas bred and Texas based artist was named Texas Music Award's Musician of the Year in 2014, and has released 17 album titles, along with 4 books of guitar tablature and music. ... more

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